Concrete block stacking machine



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CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25, 1964 24 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

PAUL m. THOMAS LAWRENCE w WRIGHT BY RUSSELL w BURGE EUGENE E. CZLE Nov. 7, 1967 P. M. THOMAS ET AL 3,351,216

CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25, 1964 24 Sheets-Sheet 2 PAUL M. THOMAS LAWRENCE W. WRIGHT BY RUSSELL W. BURGE EUGENE E. CRILE Nov. 7, 1967 M'. THOMAS ET AL CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE 24 Sheets-Sheet 5 !\'\'E.\'TOR.

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CONCRETE BLOCK sncxmc MACHINE 24 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Nov. 25, 1964 INVENTOR.

PAUL M. THOMAS LAWRENCEW. WRIGHT BY RUSSEL W. BURGE EUGENE E. CRILE Nov. 7, 1967 P. M. THOMAS ETAL ,216

CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE INVENTOR,

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CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25, 1964 24 Sheets-Sheet 8 INVENTOR.

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Nov. 7, 1967 THOMAS ET AL 3,351,216

CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25, 1964 24 Sheets-Sheet 9 PAUL M. THOMAS LAWRENCE, W. WRIGHT BY RUSSEL W. BURGE EUGENE E. cm;

Nov. 7, 1967 P. M. THOMAS ET AL 3,351,23

CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25, 1964 24 Sheets-Sheet 10 INVENTOR.

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CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25, 1964 24 Sheets-Sheet 15 I NVEN TOR.

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CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25, 1964 24 Sheets-Sheet 15 L 534 L2 Ll A/ 5 BL. DN. INTERLOCK INVENTOR.

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CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Nov. 7, 1967 24 Sheets-Sheet 1-7 INVENTOR.

PAUL M. THOMAS LAWRENCE w. WRIGHT Filed Nov. 25, 1964 RUSSELL W. BURGE Nov. 7, 1967 P. M. THOMAS ETAL 3,351,216

CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE 24 Sheets-Sheet 18 Filed Nov. 25, 1964 INVENTOR. PAUL M.'THOMAS LAWRENCE W. WRIGHT RUSSELL W. BU

EUGENE E. CRILE Nov. 7, 1967 P. M. THOMAS ET AL 3,351,216

CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE 24 Sheets-Sheet 19 Filed Nov. 25, 1964 INVENTOR THOMAS PAUL M.

LAWRENCE W. WRIGHT BY RUSSELL W. BURGE EUGENE E.CR|LE Nov. 7, 1967 P. M. THOMAS ETAL 3,351,216

CONCRETE BLOCK STACKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 25, 1964 24 Sheets-Sheet 20 INVENTOR.

PAUL M. THOMAS LAWRENCE w. WRIGHT BY RUSSELL w. BURGE EUGENE E. CRILE 

1. IN A BLOCK STACKING MACHINE THE COMBINATION OF: A MAIN FRAME; A VERTICALLY MOVABLE ELEVATOR THEREON; A HORIZONTALLY MOVABLE DECK MEANS MOVABLE OVER SAID ELEVATOR; FIRST MEANS FOR RESTRAINING BLOCKS ON SAID DECK MEANS TO A POSITION OVER SAID ELEVATOR; SECOND MEANS FOR RETRACTING SAID DECK FROM BELOW BLOCKS THEREON THE THEREBY DEPOSIT SAID BLOCKS ON SAID ELEVATOR; A DEPOSITING TAPERED EDGE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID DECK AND DISPOSED AT AN EDGE OF SAID DECK FROM WHICH BLOCKS ARE DEPOSITED FROM SAID DECK AND ONTO SAID ELEVATOR; AND THIRD MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID TAPERED EDGE MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID DECK AND ON A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS; DECK LOADING MEANS DISPOSED AT A LEVEL TO LOAD BLOCK ONTO SAID TAPERED EDGE MEANS, SAID TAPERED EDGE MEANS AND SAID DECK MOVABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID LOADING MEANS; AND OPERATING MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID TAPERED EDGE MEANS UPWARDLY AT SAID LEVEL, WHEN ADJACENT SAID DECK LOADING MEANS, AND TO 